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Former Democratic frontrunner Howard Dean may not be electable as an anti-war candidate

By Amy Gage
January 26, 2004

No anti-war candidate has ever won the presidency, says St. Olaf Associate Professor of Political Science Dan Hofrenning. "Americans are more likely to elect war heros than war protestors," he says. So, how will that trend affect Democratic contender Howard Dean? Read Hofrenning's view in the Jan. 26 edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. He and 15 students have a front-row seat to the primary in New Hampshire, where they are spending the month of January.

Contact David Gonnerman at 507-786-3315 or gonnermd@stolaf.edu.